In the beginning of chapter nineteen Dimmesdale confessed to Hester his fear of the public recognizing his features in Pearl. As Pearl approaches them she points to her mother and "bursts into a fit of passion". Dimmesdale puts his hand over his heart as a reaction to cover his scarlet letter. Pearl only calms down after Hester puts her hair back up and pins the letter back on her chest. This showed strong symbolism between Pearl and Hester. It shows that the letter seems to in a way overpower Hester's motherly figure. Pearl can not see her mother the same way without the letter.
In Chapter twenty we see Dimmesdale as a new man. It focuses on Dimmesdale's new outlook. Now that Dimmesdale has decided Europe is the best choice he has been healthier and had a better outlook. But when Dimmesdale arrives back in the town he has incredible desires to do wrong. I think this is Dimmesdale's conscience telling him things won't become better if you run from the problem, you have to face it. This is one of the main themes in this story.
In Chapter twentyone Hester and Pearl are watching the Election Sermon. Pearl asks Hester if Dimmesdale will be joining them like he did on the scaffold that night. Pearl also describes him as the sad man with his hand always over his heart. This shows us that children can notice the small things adults tend to look over as nothing. Pearl knew something was bothering Dimmesdale while the entire community noticed nothing. In this chapter Hester also finds out Chillingworth will be boarding the ship to Europe also. This rises question in Hester. I think Chillingworth's plan is to follow Dimmesdale so he can not escape the torture.
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